This building was constructed for Coad in the late 1930s.

Coad's name was originally on the facade in raised lettering, but has since been removed - although remnants can still be seen if looking at it from a certain angle.  

Inside, many of the original plaster sheet ceilings remain. 

Related items:

Town Section 893, Taranaki Land Deed Index I3 Page 243. (Archives New Zealand)

Taranaki DP1781 Sheet 1 (1902), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

Taranaki DP3597 Sheet 1 (1918), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

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